This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1833 Excerpt: ... court; Then will Matilda King. Matilda! what of her? Salisbury. Like a bright star adorn the lovely train Of beauteous ladies which attend the Queen, Whose only beauty equalleth them all. King. Like an old fool, whose dim eyes, wanting sight, Compar'st the sun to common candle light. Salisbury. Pardon, my liege, l do confess, her fairf ' These Lords, as we afterwards find, are old Aubery de Vere, Hubert, and Mowbray. 1 Lodge was in the habit of using the adjective for the substantive, especially fixir for fairness: one example is enough. " Some, well I wot, and of that some full many, Wisht or my fairs or their desire were lesse." Scilla's Metamorphosis, 1589. See also note 16 to The Wmmds of Civil War, D. O. P. vol. viii. Shakespeare may be cited in many places besides the following. Exceeds all these as far as day doth night. King. Grossly alluded: night by moon, by stars-By wandering _fires, exhaled meteors, By artificial lights, by eyes of beasts, And little glow-worms glimpsing in the dark, Hath somewhere brightness, lightness; and sometime, Under each horizon in all parts clear: But they at no time, no where, can be said To be less dark than dungeon darkness is, Pitch-colour'd, ebon-l'ac'd, blacker than black, While her fair eyes give beauty to bright day. Salisbury. To hear the queen thus prais'd works my content. King. The queen! Oh, had I such a thought I would repent. to himself. Salisbury. Further my lord---King. What, shall we further wade? I fearl shall be tired with this jade.-Salisbury. The common-wealth will flourish and in-crease. King. Good Salisbury,' of those things now hold your peace, And take the pains to fetch in Isabel. I have strange tidings sent me out of France, Which she will take...
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